By BAKANG MOKOTO
A man (36) was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by the Kimberley Regional Court for armed robbery. On 12 August 2022, the accused, Sekhonola Seatile and his accomplice, entered a shop in Long Street, Kimberley, where they threatened the shop keeper at gunpoint and robbed him of cash, cigarettes and cellphones.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Merapelo Pilane said they then locked the complainant inside his shop and fled the scene. Pilane said the Detective Sergeant Eunice Ngono and Constable Mpumelelo Maruping from the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit, were tasked to investigate the incident and through their meticulous investigation, they traced and arrested the suspect in the Free State province.
“Bail was successfully opposed and denied. The accused was found guilty as charged and sentenced to an effective 14 years direct imprisonment and was declared unfit to possess a firearm.
“The Management of SAPS welcomes the sentence secured and commended the detectives for their relentless efforts in bringing perpetrators to justice,” she said.
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